Saturday, 9 February 2013

Tsunami in Solomon Islands

Cath is working on an aid project in Vanuatu. She has told us that all is well in Vanuatu with no damage after the earthquake and tsunami in the region last Wednesday. There was a tsunami warning in Port Vila, but very little if anything came of it.

However,
the Solomon Islands did suffer damage and she sent through the images below taken by Impact Assessment Teams that visited
affected areas shortly afterwards. I haven't attempted to edit the captions.

Photos : Tsunami hits Solomons

After
the house was swept away by a Tsunami, the foundations mark the spot
where a home used to be, seen Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013, following
a Tsunami at Lata, Temotu province, Solomon Islands. The damage seen is
part a survey by the assessment crew of the aid organisation World
Vision. Solomon Islands authorities say at least four people are missing
and presumed dead after an earthquake triggered
a tsunami. Waves of up to 5 feet hit the western side of Santa Cruz
Island and damaged up to 80 properties. Dozens of aftershocks have
followed. Other tsunami warnings are canceled.

A
badly damaged home is seen Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013, following a Tsunami
at Lata, Temotu province, Solomon Islands. The damage seen is part
the survey by the aid organisation World Vision assessment crew.
Solomon Islands authorities say at least four people are missing and
presumed dead after an earthquake triggered a tsunami.

Debris
litters the partially destroyed Lata Airport, Solomon Islands,
following a Tsunami Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013. The damage seen is part
of a survey by the assessment crew of the aid organisation World
Vision.

Toppled
power lines lay in pools of water following a Tsunami Wednesday Feb. 6,
2013, in Venga, Temotu province, Solomon Islands. The damage
seen is part the survey by the assessment crew of the aid organisation
World Vision. Solomon Islands authorities say at least four people are
missing and presumed dead after an earthquake triggered a tsunami.

The
destroyed Venga village following a Tsunami Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013, in
Temotu province, Solomon Islands. The damage seen is part the survey
by the assessment crew of the aid organisation World Vision. Solomon
Islands authorities say at least four people are missing and presumed
dead after an earthquake triggered a tsunami.

In
a photo provided by Work Vision, a school is heavily damaged in the
area of Lata, Temotu province, Solomon Islands after a powerful
earthquake
off the Solomon Islands on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 generated a tsunami
of up to 1.5 meters (about 5 feet) that damaged dozens of homes and left
at least four people missing and presumed dead in the South Pacific
island chain. [Edit: "Work"? Surely "World"!]

In
a photo provided by Work Vision, a village is destroyed in the area of
Lata, Temotu province, Solomon Islands after a powerful earthquake
off the Solomon Islands on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 generated a tsunami
of up to 1.5 meters (about 5 feet) that damaged dozens of homes and left
at least four people missing and presumed dead in the South Pacific
island chain. [Edit, as above: "Work"? Surely "World"!]